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a.MKE: Name a street in Walkers Point, MCA preserves his legacy and the return of the DeLorean DMC-12

The City of Milwaukee is holding a contest to rename Pittsburgh Avenue in the Walker's Point neighborhood. The street will be extending into a long-vacant parcel of land planned for development with water-related companies. City guidelines for the new name can be found on the a.MKE blog later this morning.

MCA continues to be a roll model, even now. In his will, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has barred the band's music from being used in advertisements, ensuring no Beastie Boys song will end up used for ad campaigns.

Sara and Jeff Tow plan to swim 50 miles across Lake Michigan today to raise awareness about postpartum depression. They are starting from Two Rivers Wisconsin and are swimming to the Big Point Sable Lighthouse at Ludington State Park in West Michigan.

When the original DeLorean Motor Company went bankrupt in 1982, Stephen Wynne, an English mechanic bought the company's inventory. He wants to bring the classic DeLorean DMC-12 back as an electric car. He's made a prototype. You can check out a video of that here.

Wisconsin Primary Elections are being held today. FAQ including poll locations can be found on our Facebook page.

Gov. Scott Walker signs three new bills today strengthening domestic violence laws, some pertaining to guns. One bill would require domestic violence suspects to report and surrender their weapons within 48 hours of a reported incident....

Political leaders and security forces in Ukraine are still struggling to confront Russian-backed separatists, as pro-Russian militants seized another government building this weekend.
What do 137,000 Wisconsinites have in common? The IRS...

The search for the missing Malaysian airliner goes underwater today, as a special U.S. made vehicle is deployed in the Indian Ocean to map the ocean floor.
As you travel to work today, you may see more teens cleaning up their neighborhoods...